Metal tile



Aug. 4, 1936. 11 ORQURKE 2,050,116

METAL TILE Filed July 15, 1955 Tfiwms 5. aimrk ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 4, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The invention relates to a tile and more especially to a metal wall tile.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a tile of this character, wherein a metal plate having the outer surface thereof finished to give a polished or smoothed face is effected while the inner face of such plate has anchored therewith a metal lathing so that the tile can be secured to a plastic wall and in this fashion a finished surface will be presented to the wall.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tile of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form and. in the arrangement the said tile can be secured in place and will give a finish to the exposed side of a wall or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a tile of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and effective in its purpose, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view looking toward the inner side of a tile constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the tile comprises a metal body 5 which is of the required shape and size and is flat although the same may be curved if the occasion demands. Arranged against the rear or innermost face of the said body 5 is a metal lathing section 6 having interwoven at determined intervals therewith strips of tin l, the rearmost face 8 of said body 5 being tinned or otherwise treated for spot welding or soldering and in this instance these strips 1 at the ends 9 thereof extended beyond the section 6 of lathing are joined with the body 5 by spot welding as at Ill.

The outer side of the body 5 has thereon an enamel coating or finishing surface H to give smoothness to the tile when completed.

The metal lathing section 6 is for the purpose when made fast to the body 5 to permit the setting of the tile in place and secured to a plaster wall so that the latter can be surfaced by the said tile. The metal lathing section 6 and its secur- 5 ing strips 1 are spaced a suitable distance inwardly or away from the edges of the metal tile 5. The lathing 6 is of a substantially fluted or cor rugated cross sectional contour as shown by Figure 2 and as the strips 1 pass through certain 10 of the interstices of the lathing and are secured to the face 8 only at their ends, it will be apparent that the lathing section B may be moved a limited distance both longitudinally and transversely on the said strips 1. Thus in setting the 15 tile the lathing and strips are forced against the cement or plastic material, that is troweled on the surface on which the tile is to be placed, and such plastic material will be forced into the interstices of the lathing section to engage with all 20 of the surfaces of such section to establish a bond between the tile and such surface and even after the plastic material hardens the tile may be moved a limited distance as heretofore stated to bring such tile into proper contact with adja- 25 cent tiles, without breaking the bond.

In lieu of spot welding the ends 9 of the strips 1 can be soldered to the rear face of the body 5 and this is contemplated within the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A metal tile comprising a body member, an expanded metal lathing loosely positioned on the rear face of the tile and designed to be anchored in a body of mortar which is troweled on a surface, and metal strips guided through the lathing and having their ends secured to the said rear face of the body to permit the body being moved over the anchored lathing.

2. The tile as claimed by claim 1 in which the metal lathing and the strips which are guided through the lathing terminate away from the ends and edges of the metal tile.

3. The tile as claimed by claim 1 in which the expanded lathing has its angle elements arranged at opposed angles and the said lathing is of a less size than that of the tile, and flexible metal strips threaded through the lathing and having their ends bent inward toward and secured to the tile. 50

THOMAS S. OROURKE. 

